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resupine

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re⋅su⋅pine

  [ree-soo-pahyn, res-uh-]
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–adjective
lying on the back; supine.
Origin:
1620–30; < L resupīnus bent back, lying back. See re-, supine
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re·su·pine   (rěs'ə-pīn')   
adj.  Lying on the back; supine.

[Latin resupīnus : re-, re- + supīnus, supine; see supine.]
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